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NEW YORK (AP) — No it wasn't a blue wave. But a week after the voting, Democrats are riding higher than they thought on Election Night.
As vote counting presses on in several states, the Democrats have steadily chalked up victories across the country, firming up their grip on the U.S. House of Representatives and statehouses. The slow roll of wins has given the party plenty to celebrate.
Democrats picked up at least 32 seats in the House of Representatives — and lead in four more — in addition to flipping 7 governorships and 8 state legislative chambers. They are on track to lose perhaps two seats in the Senate.
Taken together, the results in the first nationwide election of the Trump presidency represent the Democratic Party's best midterm performance since Watergate.
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